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Watsonville makes first round exit after winning league title | CCS boys volleyball roundup
Watsonville HIgh’s boys volleyball team dropped its first three contests, and all seven sets in that span, but first-year coach Crystal Cornejo and the Wildcatz turned it around fast.
Mariah Segura hits three HRs, drives in 7 in Wildcatz’s walk-off win in ninth | Local Roundup
Mariah Segura hit three of Watsonville HIgh’s five home runs as the Wildcatz softball team earned a thrilling, 16-15 walk-off win over San Benito in nine innings Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s beach volleyball win over Harbor creates logjam atop standings | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls beach volleyball team knocked off host Harbor 4-1 on Wednesday and create a three-team tie atop the SCCAL standings.
Soquel sophomore pole vaulter Jonelle Scott posts top height in CCS this season | High school track and field roundup
Soquel High’s Jonelle Scott posted the top mark in the Central Coast Section this season in the pole vault at the Leland Quicksilver Invitational on Saturday, while Santa Cruz’s Troy Capela and PCS’s Katharina Guth shined at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational.
St. Francis’ Julian Vargas, Scotts Valley’s DMR take third at Stanford Invitational | Local Roundup
St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas took third in the 3,200-meter race at the prestigious Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Friday, and Scotts Valley’s girls took third in the Distance Medley Relay.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays advances in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays on Thursday advanced from her opening heat at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Aptos’ Trent Nosky a double winner at Avis Kelley Invitational | Boys track and field roundup
Aptos High’s Trent Nosky won two individual events at the 49th Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday. The Mariners junior took first in the 800 (1:57.60) and 1,600 (4:31.20).
Watsonville’s Mateo Arias, Isaak Vargas receive special honors | All-PCAL boys soccer
Watsonville senior forward Mateo Arias and senior defender Isaak Vargas received special honors when the Pacific Coast Athletic League released it all-league soccer teams.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to school record in 3,200 | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain took ninth out of 420 runners in the 3,200-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday night.
PCS star guard Malachi Douyon named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL Boys Basketball
“It’s a crying shame he’s not getting more looks,” Santa Cruz coach Lawan Milhouse said after his team hosted PCS in the regular-season finale. “He can really play. And I’m not talking about junior college. He has a significant package. He’s probably the best player in our area.”
Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second
Wildcatz’s Xitlali Montesino named Mission’s top defensive player | All-PCAL Girls Basketball
Watsonville High basketball player Xitlali Montesino, a junior guard/forward, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division, the second-highest tier in the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.
Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.
Makena Bedolla helps Sharks’ soccer team blast Greenfield | Local Roundup
Makena Bedolla scored three goals and St. Francis High’s girls soccer team beat Greenfield 5-0 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League game at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup
Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
Sarah Eichhorn named MVC’s swim coach | Local Roundup
Sarah Eichhorn had been named swim coach at her high school alma mater, Monte Vista Christian School.
Central Coast All-Star Football Game set for Friday in Salinas | High school football
Football players from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties will compete in the 36th annual Central Coast 2021 All-Star High School Football Game at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Friday at 7 p.m.
St. Francis blows huge lead, edges Seaside in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored 18 points and teammate Christian Magana added 13 points to help St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat Seaside 58-57 on Friday night.
Trio of Mariners named to all-PCAL Gabilan Division first team | High school football
Aptos High’s football team had three players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division first team.
Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Freshman Katelynn Ruiz sets pace as Watsonville wins Cypress title | PCAL Cross Country
Watsonville High freshman Katelynn Ruiz, junior Dahlia Barranco and senior Dominique Cervantes-Samudio produced top-10 finishes to lead the Wildcatz to the Cypress Division title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Pajaro Valley scores with 4 seconds left, stuns Harbor in homecoming thriller | PCAL football roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team needed to move 72 yards in less than 1 minute and 14 seconds if it hoped accomplish the unthinkable Friday night against host Harbor in the Pirates’ homecoming.
Aptos’ senior night game canceled after Hollister reports COVID-19 outbreak | High school football
Haybalers officials contacted Mariners athletics director Travis Fox on Wednesday afternoon to let him know the game was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak within their varsity program.
Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz to remain atop standings | Local Roundup
Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat host Santa Cruz 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.